COVID-19-associated multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children : case series at a pediatric hospital in Peru

During the COVID-19 pandemic, a new, severe and unusual condition called Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in children emerged, from which there is still much to learn. We report 8 children admitted to Instituto Nacional de Salud del Niño, in Lima, Perú. Their mean age was 5,1 years. Their clinical presentation included fever, acute gastrointestinal symptoms, ocular and mucocutaneous involvement. Four patients met criteria for classic Kawasaki Disease. All the patients had positive serology for SARS-CoV-2, abnormal complete blood counts and coagulation tests, and elevated inflammatory markers. Five had elevated liver enzymes and three had kidney involvement. Four patients met criteria for Macrophage Activation Syndrome. All of them received intravenous immune globulin, corticosteroids and aspirin. No coronary aneurysms were identified. Only one developed miocarditis, shock and was admitted to the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit. Most patients recovered successfully. Every child with fever, gastrointestinal and dermatological symptoms, associated with prior exposure to SARS-CoV-2, should be investigated for multi-systemic compromise.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2020

Erschienen:

2020

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:37

Enthalten in:

Revista peruana de medicina experimental y salud publica - 37(2020), 3 vom: 02. Dez., Seite 559-565

Sprache:

Spanisch

Weiterer Titel:

Síndrome inflamatorio multisistémico asociado a COVID-19 en niños: serie de casos en un hospital pediátrico de Perú

Beteiligte Personen:

Coll-Vela, Liz E De [VerfasserIn]
Zamudio-Aquise, Mariela K [VerfasserIn]
Nuñez-Paucar, Héctor [VerfasserIn]
Bernal-Mancilla, Raúl R [VerfasserIn]
Schult-Montoya, Sandra C [VerfasserIn]
Ccorahua-De La Paz, Manuel [VerfasserIn]
Huby-Muñoz, Cynthia L [VerfasserIn]
Castillo-Torres, Carlos F [VerfasserIn]
Candela-Herrera, Jorge L [VerfasserIn]
Aranda-Paniora, Franklin [VerfasserIn]
Rojas-Galarza, Raúl A [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Adrenal Cortex Hormones
Antibodies, Viral
Case Reports
Immunoglobulin G
Immunoglobulin M
Immunoglobulins, Intravenous
Immunologic Factors

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Date Completed 17.12.2020

Date Revised 07.12.2022

published: Print

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.17843/rpmesp.2020.373.6126

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM318610604